Top 100 Keeper League Goaltenders – December 2024
Dobber
2024-12-17
Here are the Top 100 goalies to own in your points-only dynasty leagues – December edition!
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As always, value your goaltender based on the Tier he is on. With the craziness of goaltender value and how it fluctuates, this is the best way. If you’re a stickler, I left their ratings in the chart so you can get an idea of how they rate within that tier.
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Tier 0
The only goalies who are completely safe owns, and elite owns. They’ll give you plenty of wins, fewer losses, and good peripheral stats. They generally don’t get hurt, and are fairly consistent. Yes, this Tier is a small one.
| Dec ’24 | Goalie | Team | Rating | Nov ’24 | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Hellebuyck | WPG | 105.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Igor Shesterkin | NYR | 89.5 | 2 | 0 |
Tier 1
Good goaltenders who are the clear starters for their team. They are generally going to be safe picks, they should give you solid stats, and each one has upside for greatness in the coming seasons.
| 3 | Jake Oettinger | DAL | 85.3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Ilya Sorokin | NYI | 84.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | TBL | 82.1 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Filip Gustavsson | MIN | 80.5 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Stuart Skinner | EDM | 78.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Juuse Saros | NSH | 72.3 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Jacob Markstrom | NJD | 70.3 | 13 | 1 |
Tier 2
Either clear-cut number one goalies, but on weaker teams. Or they are in a shared situation right now, but with tremendous upside in the future. Or they are on top teams but have a shaky track record of late. There is some risk here but also some upside.
| 10 | Joey Daccord | SEA | 73.0 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Dustin Wolf | CGY | 70.1 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Jeremy Swayman | BOS | 64.9 | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | Sergei Bobrovsky | FLA | 64.5 | 12 | 2 |
| 14 | Logan Thompson | WAS | 62.4 | 26 | 2 |
| 15 | Pyotr Kochetkov | CAR | 62.1 | 18 | 2 |
| 16 | Adin Hill | VGK | 58.1 | 16 | 2 |
| 17 | Thatcher Demko | VAN | 57.8 | 9 | 2 |
| 18 | Linus Ullmark | OTT | 52.2 | 17 | 2 |
Tier 3
A mix of 1B goalies with upside, fading veterans, or top prospects who are very close to making the jump.
| 19 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | BUF | 56.8 | 15 | 3 |
| 20 | Lukas Dostal | ANA | 56.4 | 22 | 3 |
| 21 | Jordan Binnington | STL | 53.9 | 23 | 3 |
| 22 | Anthony Stolarz | TOR | 53.5 | 24 | 3 |
| 23 | Samuel Ersson | PHI | 53.2 | 21 | 3 |
| 24 | Sam Montembeault | MON | 51.8 | 27 | 3 |
| 25 | Frederik Andersen | CAR | 47.0 | 28 | 3 |
| 26 | Charlie Lindgren | WAS | 46.7 | 37 | 3 |
| 27 | Darcy Kuemper | LAK | 46.7 | 29 | 3 |
| 28 | Joseph Woll | TOR | 42.4 | 30 | 3 |
| 29 | LAK | 43.7 | 32 | 3 |
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